Common Resources

Financial interests have determined that trading money, risk and related financial products outperforms the profitability of manufacturing products or even trading goods and services. Now, they are aiming to exploit our common resources for profit.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a “free trade” agreement being negotiated between the U.S. and 12 Pacific Rim countries. And, like other Free Trade Agreements, this one is basically a permanent power grab by corporations and financial companies that will make it impossible for the citizens of countries joining the TPP to choose what laws and rules they want to live under.

Pollution trading is being promoted as a way to prevent agricultural wastes from polluting our waterways. But it’s no solution at all. It enables polluters to keep polluting and is not a proven way to limit harmful pollutants from entering our waterways.

Many large fishing operations are getting more than their fair share of fishing opportunities. If this continues, the results are likely to include: depletion of wild seafood, environmental damage to our oceans and the collapse of coastal communities.

Food & Water Watch champions healthy food and clean water for all. We stand up to corporations that put profits before people, and advocate for a democracy that improves people's lives and protects our environment.